Open AccessWhat Matters in Recruiting Public Health Employees: Considerations for Filling Workforce Gaps
Author(s) -
Valerie A. Yeager,
Janna Wisniewski,
Kathleen Amos,
Ron Bialek
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2015.302805
Subject(s) - workforce , public health , work (physics) , business , public relations , retention management , environmental health , psychology , medicine , nursing , marketing , political science , economic growth , economics , engineering , mechanical engineering
We examined factors that influence the decision to join the public health workforce. In this cross-sectional study, we used 2010 secondary data representing 6939 public health workers. Factors influencing the decision to take jobs in public health were significantly associated with specific previous employment settings. Respondents generally rated organizational factors as more influential than personal factors in terms of their decision to work in governmental public health. Leaders should consider tailoring recruitment efforts to maximize job uptake and enhance the potential for long-term retention.